In this episode of Piano Lessons, Phil and Marc discuss Marc’s transition into his new role as a director and consultant at Horizons Global, one of H3’s verified service providers.

In this episode, Phil Graham and Marc Piano chat with Gareth Malna of Englebert on a wide range of topics including:

• Transitioning from being a funds and crypto lawyer to launching a very unique business capitalising on a small window of opportunity.
• What Englebert is – FCA authorised to approve crypto asset promotions in the UK.
• What crypto asset promotions are and how Englebert goes about authorising promotions.
• Experience with the FCA’s approach to crypto asset promotions.
• Why Englebert sought FCA authorisation, reflections after the first few months and future trends.
• Why Englebert is “building in the open” and open sourcing a lot of resources.

Phil Graham and Marc Piano are joined by Daniel de Paiva Gomes of VDV Advogados in Brazil, offering insights on:

Key takeaways:

• Why going deep down the rabbit hole of all things related to blockchain and crypto is essential as a lawyer and beneficial for clients
• Why Brazil is a market leader in embracing crypto
• How Brazil’s central bank payment system was received and helped drive adoption of crypto
• How Brazilian regulators and tax authorities are approaching crypto
• Why crypto lawyers need to be skilled across many areas of law to properly advise clients
• Crypto trends in Brazil